#noirlab — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #noirlab, aggregated by home.social.
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Massive 3,200 Megapixel Camera Will Take 700 Photos Every Night for 10 Years https://petapixel.com/2026/06/30/the-worlds-largest-digital-camera-just-started-its-10-year-mission-to-map-the-universe/ #legacysurveyofspaceandtime #veracrubinobservatory #astrophysics #observatory #lsstcamera #astronomy #telescope #noirlab #science #Space #chile #space #News #lsst #nsf
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Massive 3,200 Megapixel Camera Will Take 700 Photos Every Night for 10 Years https://petapixel.com/2026/06/30/the-worlds-largest-digital-camera-just-started-its-10-year-mission-to-map-the-universe/ #legacysurveyofspaceandtime #veracrubinobservatory #astrophysics #observatory #lsstcamera #astronomy #telescope #noirlab #science #Space #chile #space #News #lsst #nsf
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Another spiral galaxy???
DUH!
This NGC 3294 -- located in the #constellation we are covering this month -- Leo Minor!
We've got more #LeoMinor #astronomy content for you in this week's episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/leo-minor-cosmic-background/
📷 :https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n3294steinberg/
#astronomy #AstroDon #NGC3294 #Space #science #KPNO #NOIRLab #Galaxy #stars
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Another spiral galaxy???
DUH!
This NGC 3294 -- located in the #constellation we are covering this month -- Leo Minor!
We've got more #LeoMinor #astronomy content for you in this week's episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/leo-minor-cosmic-background/
📷 :https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n3294steinberg/
#astronomy #AstroDon #NGC3294 #Space #science #KPNO #NOIRLab #Galaxy #stars
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Gaze Into a Cosmic Crystal Ball Unlike Anything Else In the Universe https://petapixel.com/2026/06/09/gaze-into-a-cosmic-crystal-ball-unlike-anything-else-in-the-universe/ #jameswebbspacetelescope #planetarynebulae #gemininorth #ngc1514 #noirlab #gemini #hawaii #nebula #Space #space #News #jwst #webb #nsf
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Gaze Into a Cosmic Crystal Ball Unlike Anything Else In the Universe https://petapixel.com/2026/06/09/gaze-into-a-cosmic-crystal-ball-unlike-anything-else-in-the-universe/ #jameswebbspacetelescope #planetarynebulae #gemininorth #ngc1514 #noirlab #gemini #hawaii #nebula #Space #space #News #jwst #webb #nsf
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NOIRLab image of the week
A blazing meteor pops into the sky above Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2622a/
#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Meteor #KittPeak #Tucosn #Arizona #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography
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NOIRLab image of the week
A blazing meteor pops into the sky above Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2622a/
#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Meteor #KittPeak #Tucosn #Arizona #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography
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NOIRLab image of the week
Stars Sweep Through the Sky Over Gemini South
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/H. Stockebrand
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2620a/
#NOIRLab #GeminiSouth #stars #startrails #Gemini #telescope #astronomy #astrodon #photography #astrophotography
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NOIRLab image of the week
Stars Sweep Through the Sky Over Gemini South
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/H. Stockebrand
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2620a/
#NOIRLab #GeminiSouth #stars #startrails #Gemini #telescope #astronomy #astrodon #photography #astrophotography
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NOIRLab image of the week
Following the Stars with Rubin
Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2619a/
#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Rubin #RubinObs #RubinObservatory #Astrophysics #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nightphotography #Chile #stars #startrails #SouthPole #Octans
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NOIRLab image of the week
Following the Stars with Rubin
Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2619a/
#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Rubin #RubinObs #RubinObservatory #Astrophysics #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nightphotography #Chile #stars #startrails #SouthPole #Octans
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NOIRLab image of the week
Moons and Mirrors at Cerro Tololo
Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/H. Stockebrand
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2617a/
#NOIRLab #CerroTololo #telescopes #BlancoTelescope #astronomy #astrodon #science #Moon #mirrors #photography #astrophotography
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NOIRLab image of the week
Moons and Mirrors at Cerro Tololo
Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/H. Stockebrand
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2617a/
#NOIRLab #CerroTololo #telescopes #BlancoTelescope #astronomy #astrodon #science #Moon #mirrors #photography #astrophotography
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570-Megapixel Dark Energy Camera Captures the Sombrero Galaxy https://petapixel.com/2026/04/24/570-megapixel-dark-energy-camera-captures-the-sombrero-galaxy/ #darkenergycamera #sombrerogalaxy #messier104 #noirlab #galaxy #Space #decam #space #News #nsf
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570-Megapixel Dark Energy Camera Captures the Sombrero Galaxy https://petapixel.com/2026/04/24/570-megapixel-dark-energy-camera-captures-the-sombrero-galaxy/ #darkenergycamera #sombrerogalaxy #messier104 #noirlab #galaxy #Space #decam #space #News #nsf
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NOIRLab image of the week
Milky Way Glows Over Rubin
Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2616a/
#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Rubin #RubinObs #RubinObservatory #Astrophysics #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nightphotography #Chile #MilkyWay #airglow
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NOIRLab image of the week
Milky Way Glows Over Rubin
Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2616a/
#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Rubin #RubinObs #RubinObservatory #Astrophysics #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nightphotography #Chile #MilkyWay #airglow
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NOIRLab image of the week
The Small Magellanic Cloud from Cerro Pachón
Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2615a/
#NOIRLab #SmallMagellanicCloud #Astronomy #Astrodon #Cerropachon
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NOIRLab image of the week
The Small Magellanic Cloud from Cerro Pachón
Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2615a/
#NOIRLab #SmallMagellanicCloud #Astronomy #Astrodon #Cerropachon
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This week's episode on #Sagitta is focused on the #astronomy in the constellation, which means -- #astrophotography from this constellation ahead this week!!!
Here we have the Little Cocoon Nebula aka Little Trifid Nebula aka Sh2-82. It is an emission nebula surrounded by a reflection nebula. while it wasn't our gold star winner, this is a dazzling image!
Listen to the #podcast episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagitta-cosmic-background/
📷 : https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-sh2-82/
#astronomy #astrodon #space #science #NASA #KittPeak #NOIRLab #stars #nebula #astrophotography
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This week's episode on #Sagitta is focused on the #astronomy in the constellation, which means -- #astrophotography from this constellation ahead this week!!!
Here we have the Little Cocoon Nebula aka Little Trifid Nebula aka Sh2-82. It is an emission nebula surrounded by a reflection nebula. while it wasn't our gold star winner, this is a dazzling image!
Listen to the #podcast episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagitta-cosmic-background/
📷 : https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-sh2-82/
#astronomy #astrodon #space #science #NASA #KittPeak #NOIRLab #stars #nebula #astrophotography
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NOIRLab image of the week
Rubin’s Eyes Wide Open
Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2613a/
#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Rubin #RubinObs #RubinObservatory #Astrophysics #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nightphotography #Chile #MilkyWay
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NOIRLab image of the week
Rubin’s Eyes Wide Open
Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2613a/
#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Rubin #RubinObs #RubinObservatory #Astrophysics #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nightphotography #Chile #MilkyWay
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El ecosistema de seguimiento de NOIRLab, con ANTARES, GOATS y AEON, responde en tiempo real a las alertas astronómicas del observatorio Vera C. Rubin.
#NOIRLab #AlertasAstronómicas #Rubin #Tutiempo
https://www.tutiempo.net/noticias/rubin-lanza-sistema-alertas-astronomicas.html
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#GeminiNorth photographs #Betelgeuse’s hidden companion: https://zorz.it/GTEmq
#SoumyadeepMukherjee #astronomers #BrightestStar #Orion #SupergiantStar #NOIRLab #Hawaii #SpacePhotography
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NOIRLab image of the week
The Cosmic Steering Wheel NGC 1269
Credit: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Image processing: R. Colombari & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2608a/
#NOIRLab #NGC1269 #galaxy #galaxies #astrodon #astrophysics #astronomy #science #photography #DarkEnergySurvey
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NOIRLab image of the week
The Cosmic Steering Wheel NGC 1269
Credit: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Image processing: R. Colombari & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2608a/
#NOIRLab #NGC1269 #galaxy #galaxies #astrodon #astrophysics #astronomy #science #photography #DarkEnergySurvey
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NOIRLab image of the week
Kīlauea Eruption Captured by Gemini North CloudCam
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Pollard
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2605a/
#NOIRLab #Gemini #Kilauea #volcano #volcanology #astronomy #astrodon #science #Hawaii #BigIsland #Maunakea
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NOIRLab image of the week
Kīlauea Eruption Captured by Gemini North CloudCam
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Pollard
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2605a/
#NOIRLab #Gemini #Kilauea #volcano #volcanology #astronomy #astrodon #science #Hawaii #BigIsland #Maunakea
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Images of Ultra-Rare Cosmic Calamity Unravel a Longstanding Mystery https://petapixel.com/2025/12/16/images-of-ultra-rare-cosmic-calamity-unravel-a-longstanding-mystery/ #blackhole #telescope #noirlab #science #Space #lfbot #space #News #star
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Images of Ultra-Rare Cosmic Calamity Unravel a Longstanding Mystery https://petapixel.com/2025/12/16/images-of-ultra-rare-cosmic-calamity-unravel-a-longstanding-mystery/ #blackhole #telescope #noirlab #science #Space #lfbot #space #News #star
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NOIRLab image of the week
Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) over Hawai‘i
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Image processing: M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab) & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2549a/
#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Comet #CometLemon #MilkyWay #Maunakea #Hawaii #photography #astrophotography
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NOIRLab image of the week
Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) over Hawai‘i
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Image processing: M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab) & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2549a/
#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Comet #CometLemon #MilkyWay #Maunakea #Hawaii #photography #astrophotography
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NOIRLab image of the week
A Green Flash Flight
As the photographer Petr Horálek photoshoots the sunset Green Flash from Cerro Pachón, he serendipitously captures a soaring airplane against the fading sunlight.
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NOIRLab image of the week
A Green Flash Flight
As the photographer Petr Horálek photoshoots the sunset Green Flash from Cerro Pachón, he serendipitously captures a soaring airplane against the fading sunlight.
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Students Picked a Dramatic Nebula as the Gemini North Telescope’s 25th Birthday Photo Subject https://petapixel.com/2025/11/19/students-picked-a-dramatic-nebula-as-the-gemini-north-telescopes-25th-birthday-photo-subject/ #geminiobservatory #projecthōkūlani #hawaiʻi #noirlab #nebula #Space #space #News
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Students Picked a Dramatic Nebula as the Gemini North Telescope’s 25th Birthday Photo Subject https://petapixel.com/2025/11/19/students-picked-a-dramatic-nebula-as-the-gemini-north-telescopes-25th-birthday-photo-subject/ #geminiobservatory #projecthōkūlani #hawaiʻi #noirlab #nebula #Space #space #News
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Les 10 ans du sanctuaire du ciel sombre Gabriela Mistral
https://noirlab.edu/public/announcements/ann25019/
#Chili #astronomie #astrophysique #science #observatoire #télescope #ciel #NoirLab -
NOIRLab image of the week
A Lunar Delight Deep in the Desert
Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2544a/
#Moon #NOIRLab #Astronomy #Astrodon #photography #moonphotography #astrophotography
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NOIRLab image of the week
A Lunar Delight Deep in the Desert
Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2544a/
#Moon #NOIRLab #Astronomy #Astrodon #photography #moonphotography #astrophotography
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Rubin Observatory and the Galaxies
Starting in late 2025, when it begins the decade-long Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), Rubin will capture skies like these in more detail than ever before.
Credit: @VRubinObs / P.J. Assuncao Lago
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/MWpanov3-CC/
#Rubin #RubinObservatory #LSST #galaxies #MilkyWay #Galaxy #LMC #SMC #NOIRLab #astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nighphotography
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Rubin Observatory and the Galaxies
Starting in late 2025, when it begins the decade-long Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), Rubin will capture skies like these in more detail than ever before.
Credit: @VRubinObs / P.J. Assuncao Lago
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/MWpanov3-CC/
#Rubin #RubinObservatory #LSST #galaxies #MilkyWay #Galaxy #LMC #SMC #NOIRLab #astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nighphotography
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NOIRLab image of the week
A Cluster of Interacting Galaxies (Abell 3754)
Credit: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Image processing: R. Colombari, M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab) & T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2543a/
#galaxies #Abell3754 #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #DECam #galaxyclusters #cosmology #science #NOIRLab
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NOIRLab image of the week
A Cluster of Interacting Galaxies (Abell 3754)
Credit: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Image processing: R. Colombari, M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab) & T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2543a/
#galaxies #Abell3754 #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #DECam #galaxyclusters #cosmology #science #NOIRLab
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NOIRLab image of the week
Rubin’s Giant Eye on the Southern Sky
Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2542a/
#Rubin #RubinObservatory #MilkyWay #Astronomy #Astrodon #astrophotography #NOIRLab #IOTW #Photography #nightsky #nightskyphotography
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NOIRLab image of the week
Rubin’s Giant Eye on the Southern Sky
Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2542a/
#Rubin #RubinObservatory #MilkyWay #Astronomy #Astrodon #astrophotography #NOIRLab #IOTW #Photography #nightsky #nightskyphotography
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NOIRLab image of the week
In this long-exposure image, the Simonyi Survey Telescope, equipped with the LSST Camera, created a mesmerizing neon glow as it spun around scanning the sky.
Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NSF/DOE/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2540a/#Rubin #RubinObservatory #NOIRLab #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #Photography
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NOIRLab image of the week
In this long-exposure image, the Simonyi Survey Telescope, equipped with the LSST Camera, created a mesmerizing neon glow as it spun around scanning the sky.
Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NSF/DOE/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2540a/#Rubin #RubinObservatory #NOIRLab #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #Photography
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Il deserto di Atacama, capitale mondiale dell’astronomia terrestre
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.galaxyaddicted.it/2025/10/deserto-atacama-astronomia-osservatori/
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NOIRLab image of the week
A Bright Bond Between Neighbors
Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2539a/#NOIRLab #astrophotography #Chile #CerroTololo #CerroPachón #Atacama #AtacamaDesert #Astronomy #Astrodon #science #photography #startrails #LaSerena
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NOIRLab image of the week
A Bright Bond Between Neighbors
Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2539a/#NOIRLab #astrophotography #Chile #CerroTololo #CerroPachón #Atacama #AtacamaDesert #Astronomy #Astrodon #science #photography #startrails #LaSerena
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NOIRLab image of the week
As the Sun sets, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory gears up for its First Look Observations in May 2025. Staff watch in awe from the Auxiliary Telescope platform as the dome opens.
Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2538a/
#RubinObservatory #Rubin #sunset #photography #astronomy #astrodon #NOIRLab
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NOIRLab image of the week
As the Sun sets, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory gears up for its First Look Observations in May 2025. Staff watch in awe from the Auxiliary Telescope platform as the dome opens.
Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2538a/
#RubinObservatory #Rubin #sunset #photography #astronomy #astrodon #NOIRLab
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You’ve Never Seen an Interstellar Comet Look This Awesome https://petapixel.com/2025/09/04/youve-never-seen-an-interstellar-comet-look-this-awesome/ #comet3iatlas #astronomy #noirlab #science #Space #comet #space #News #nsf
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You’ve Never Seen an Interstellar Comet Look This Awesome https://petapixel.com/2025/09/04/youve-never-seen-an-interstellar-comet-look-this-awesome/ #comet3iatlas #astronomy #noirlab #science #Space #comet #space #News #nsf
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NOIRLab image of the week
Hiltner Under the Darkness
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2536a/#NOIRLab #Astrophotography #KittPeak #Hiltner #telescope #KPNO #observatory #Arizona #photography #astrodon #astronomy #darkness #MilkyWay #nebula #GumNebula
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NOIRLab image of the week
Hiltner Under the Darkness
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2536a/#NOIRLab #Astrophotography #KittPeak #Hiltner #telescope #KPNO #observatory #Arizona #photography #astrodon #astronomy #darkness #MilkyWay #nebula #GumNebula
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Gemini North telescope in Hawai‘i reveals never-before-seen companion to Betelgeuse, solving millennia-old mystery
https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2523/
Credit image :International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Image Processing: M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
#Betelgeuse #Orion #Astronomy #Gemini #telescope #GeminiNorth #NOIRLab #Astrodon #science #news #star #stars